PEACOCK, W. (publisher)A Compendious Geographical and Historical Grammar , exhibiting a brief survey of the terraqueous globe. The second edition, corrected and considerably improved. [with] A Compendious Geographical Dictionary. The third edition, embellished with maps, including those of Australasia and Polynesia. [with] JONES, Stephen. A New Biographical Dictionary. The Fourth edition, corrected London: W. Peacock and Sons, 1802-, 1804. Three volumes altogether, duodecimo, engraved folding maps highlighted in watercolour; uniformly bound in contemporary dark blue straight-grained morocco, all edges gilt; a fine and charming set in an original matching bookform box, gilt tooled spine. Delightful small reference library. Fine example of a gentleman&#39;s reference library in miniature, contained in its original custom-made bookform box, and including two geographical reference works - one arranged alphabetically and the other by region. The third volume is a general biographical dictionary from ancient to contemporary times. The two geographical references, which were intended as companion volumes, are of particular interest for what they show of the dissemination of information about discoveries in the Pacific to the general reading public. As late as 1802, some thirty years after the discovery of the east coast by Cook, the Geographical and Historical Grammar notes the existence of New Holland only in a postscript entitled "New Discoveries": &#39;New Holland, an exceedingly large island in the Southern part of the Indian Ocean, upon the Eastern shore of which, at Botany Bay, the British have, with these few years, begun a new settlement&#39;. This statement is followed by a list of Pacific Ocean discoveries and advice to consult the Geographical Dictionary for further information. The Dictionary, here in its 1804 edition, includes folding maps of Australasia and Polynesia, with individual listings of numerous new discoveries in the Pacific. Whilst there are very brief entries for Botany Bay and New Holland, New Zealand, Otaheite, and "Papous, Land of" (Papua), there is a very detailed entry for the Sandwich Islands, including information about the history and geography of the islands, the native inhabitants, their culture and language.

DUCANCEL, C.P. Mémoire pour J.-F. Lesueur, l'un des inspecteurs de l'ensignement, au Conservatoire de Musique, au Conseiller d'État chargé de la direction et de la surveillance de l'instruction publique; en réponse à la partie d'un prétendu Recueil de Piéces, imprimé soi-distant au nom du Conservatoire, et aux calomnies dirigées contre le citoyen Lesueur par le citoyen Sarrette, directeur de cet établissement, et autres, ses adhérens. Paris, Goujon fils, 1802. 8vo. (4),+ 208 pp. The last four pp with small part of text overdrawn with ink. Sewn as issued, with later gray wrapper, worn spine. Jean-François Le Sueur (1760-1837) was a french composer with some opera successes in the early revolutionary years. He was named professor at the Ecole de la Garde Nationale, in 1793, and become one of the inspecteurs at the newly founded Conservatoire. Dissatisfied when his new operas were refused Le Sueur published a violent pamphlet, "Projet d'un plan général de l'instruction musicale en France", attacking the Conservatoire, and its director Sarrette, and was discharged in september 1802

COLLINS, DavidAn Account of the English Colony in New South Wales 1798-, London 1802 - Two volumes, quarto, engraved plates, complete, the first volume with 18 full-page plates and 4 engravings in the text, the second as issued with 5 full-page plates (3 with original hand-colouring) and 4 engravings in the text (2 with original hand-colouring); some toning, but a most attractive set in period-style speckled calf, spines beautifully tooled in gilt, red morocco labels and smaller lozenges for the volume numbers. Collins' marvellous account, with the uncommon second volume, which prints the first major account of Bass & Flinders. The complete first edition, published in two volumes four years apart, of David Collins's Account, the earliest history of Australia as an English colony and the most detailed of all descriptions of the voyage and first settlement, illustrated by fine engravings almost certainly after Thomas Watling. The 1798 first volume is scarce but the 1802 second volume is much more difficult to find and is of the greatest importance for its detailed chronicle of events and its narrative of voyages and expeditions of discovery, notably as regards the early explorations of Bass and Flinders. In its complete two-volume state, Collins's Account may be the rarest of the First Fleet journals. Collins was Judge Advocate who was also Secretary to Governor Phillip and his close personal friend. Collins stayed on in the colony after Phillip's departure to assist Grose and Paterson, who supervised the colony before the arrival in 1795 of Hunter, Phillip's successor. Collins left New South Wales in 1796 and completed his Account, which was based on his daily recording of events, in the following two years. The second volume, published in 1802, continues the narrative of the colony up until the departure of Governor Hunter, and includes a detailed report of the expedition of Bass and Flinders. It also includes the first published report of the koala, the earliest sighting of a wombat on mainland Australia, and the first report of the lyrebird, all three of which are illustrated in hand-coloured plates. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

BARRINGTON, George.:THE HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES London, printed for M. Jones, 1802.including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the original discovery of the island: with the customs and manners of the natives, and an account of the English colony from its foundation, to the present time. Enriched with beautiful coloured prints. FIRST EDITION 1802, 8vo, approximately 210 x 130 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, engraved title page with hand coloured vignette of a black swan, hand coloured frontispiece of Sydney, and 12 of 13 hand coloured plates, engraved by V. Woodthorpe and showing aborigines, plants, kangaroo, birds including black cockatoo, mountain eagle and emu, snakes etc., LACKING ONLY THE PLATE OF THE BIRD OF PARADISE, the plate of botany has 5 numbered images and that of snakes has 2, making the total number of hand coloured illustrations 19 of 20, there is a further full page uncoloured illustration in the text, pages: (48 - title and contents table, dedication and introduction), 7 - 505, (1 - blank), lacking half - tiitle and Directions to the binder, the latter were not always included in this edition, bound in modern quarter burgundy morocco over marbled sides, raised bands, gilt rules and gilt ship motif in compartments, 2 dark brown gilt lettered labels. Occasional pale foxing to a few margins, a few pages faintly browned, fore - edge margin of page 265 torn off, no loss of text, small light brown stain in margin of 267, top corner of page 301 missing, no loss of text, small repair to top corner of 303, again no loss of text, 1 plate (Manhood) has some small light creases, as though it had been crumpled slightly at some time, another has a tiny closed tear to the margin. A very good copy (lacking 1 plate as noted. Originally published in 14 parts. Abbey Travel, Volume II, No. 565 (with plate list); Tooley, page 93 - 94; Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia, Volume I, No. 345. George Barrington (1755 - 1804) was a notorious criminal known as 'The Prince of Pickpockets'. He served several sentences on board the prison hulks at Woolwich before being transported to Australia, where he later became Superintendent of Convicts and High Constable in New South Wales. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING. POSTAGE AT COST.

[BROSTER John]A Walk Round the Walls and City of Chester Chester: Broster and Son Tall 8vo, Limited ed, 9 wood cut + 18 hand drawn extra illustrations + 1 pl, 23.3*14.5cms. In full contemporary full green morocco with lots of decorative gilt and blind tooling, edge tooling, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, titles in gilt, edges worn. Internally, board edges and turn-ins with gilt tooling, a.e.g., brown endpapers, book plate to fpd (Williams Wynn), half title (also states that only 30 copies on this paper printed), tile page with woodcut, [5], 6-106 pp, [1] advert, 9 woodcuts, 1 pl (additional, full page hand drawn), 18 illustrations (additional hand drawn), 22 illustrations (additional hand drawn, coloured coats of arms). A couple of small (water?) stains to covers. A very uncommon copy. The artist who did the additional illustrations was very competent, placing the drawings in the lower margins of the appropriate text, not dated but c1800?. I can find no listing of this limited edition on WorldCat and only 1 on COPAC or WorldCat. Broster, who although he had a business in Bangor, continued to print and publish at Chester, with his son, Peter. They issued Tour from Chester through North Wales in 1802 , whilst at least two Welsh books were issued by them in 1807 .

KIRBY, WilliamMonographia Apum Angliae ; or, an attempt to divide into their Natural Genera and Families, such species of the Linnean Genus Apis as have been discovered in England? Printed for the Author by J. Raw, Ipswich 1802 - Two volumes bound in one, octavo, 18 plates (4 with original hand-colouring), half-titles and errata leaf, bookplate; an attractive work in early polished tan half calf, banded spine with morocco label. Australian bees collected by Sir Joseph Banks. A lovely copy of the first edition of this fundamental study of bees: this is one of only a small number of books noted by Musgrave, including those of Lewin and Donovan, published before 1805 to include notice of any Australian insects. Kirby, a keen entomologist, based a significant amount of his work on his access to the Banks collection ('has omitted no opportunity of consulting? the magnificent collection of Sir Joseph Banks, so liberally open to naturalists?'), including making comparison with specimens from the Endeavour voyage. Kirby (1759-1850) was born in Suffolk, and famously collaborated with W. Spence on the Introduction to Entomology. This is the first of his works to include any Australian specimens, although he would later jointly publish work based on collections made by Robert Brown. The actual Australian specimens from his collection were presented by the Entomological Society of London to the British Museum in 1863. Kirby's study includes a very good bibliography, noticing the works of Donovan, Fabricius, Latreille, Panzer, Roemer and other entomologists. The most relevant entry is Kirby's notice of the Melitta cyanura from the cabinet of Banks 'from New South Wales', and which 'should come next to M. signata (y), which stands with it in the same cabinet, from the same country' (Volume I, p. 212). [Attributes: First Edition]

Donovan, EdwardThe Natural History of British Fishes, Including Scientific and General Descriptions of the Most Interesting Species and an Extensive Selection of Accurately Finished Coloured Plates, 5 Volumes London: F. And C. Rivington, Bye and Law, 1802 London: F. And C. Rivington, Bye and Law, 1802. First Edition. Full Morocco. Very Good. Donovan, E.. Book. 8vo - over 7¾. 5 volumes, 120 handcolored plates, each 10 by 6 inches, all of brilliant luster yielded by the metallic paint availed. Bound in lush green full modern morocco.Ex-lib, with very light stamp of Mercantile Library of New York on plates, not affecting illustration per se but sometimes close to picture of fish. Also slightly larger stamp on title page and here and there on description or text pages. Some scattered soilage throughout in addition, but never to a disconcerting level. Pages are quite age toned. Volume One has a few small tape repairs to preliminary pages. All volumes are tight.

WILLYAMS, CooperA Voyage up the Mediterranean in His Majesty&#39;s Ship the Swiftsure, London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. White, 1802.. London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. White,, 1802.. one of the squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B., now Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and Duke of Bronte in Sicily. With a Description of the Battle of the Nile on the First of August 1798, and a detail of events that occurred subsequent to the battle in various parts of the Mediterranean. Quarto (297 x 240 mm). Modern dark blue half morocco, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, titles to spine gilt, floral decorations to compartments gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, marbled endpapers. With etched dedication page by Thomas Girtin, 40 aquatints signed J. C. Stadler, all but one after drawings by the author, occasional woodcut tailpieces, one double-paged map, and one plan detailing the battle of the Nile. Joints, corners, and tail of spine very gently rubbed, light offsetting from plates throughout, occasional small nicks and chips to margins of text block. An excellent copy. First edition of this richly illustrated first-hand account of the Battle of the Nile. Cooper Willyams (1762&#150;1816), topographer and artist, was ordained in 1784. In 1797, he became domestic chaplain to the earl of St Vincent before he, a year later, began serving as chaplain of HMS Swiftsure, captained by Benjamin Hallowell. Willyams was on board the Swiftsure during the Nile battle and &#39;his account, full of engravings from his own drawings&#133;contained "the first, the most particular, and the most authentic account of the battle"&#39; (ODNB).

Rev. C. A. WillyamsA VOYAGE UP THE MEDITERRANEAN IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE SWIFTSURE. Lon: T. Bensley, 1802, 1st. edition, xxiii, 309 pp. . Rev. C. A. Willyams. A VOYAGE UP THE MEDITERRANEAN IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE SWIFTSURE. Lon: T. Bensley, 1802, 1st. edition, xxiii, 309 pp. *** This was one ship in the squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson. With a description of the Battle of the Nile on August 1, 1798, and details of events that occurred subsequent to the battle in various parts of the Mediterranean. Forty-three (43) handcolored engraved plates, a magnificent collection by itself. *** Bound in later 3/4 light brown calf with marbled paper boards. Five raised bands on spine with stamped gilt devices in compartments, red label with gilt lettering. Covers have very light wear and soil. The contents are clean and complete in a good binding. Tissue guards missing for 4 plates. Ex-lib. with small institutional stamp on the verso of each plate, no effect to plate. *** 11.25 " tall by 9.25 "

White, JamesA Compendium of the Veterinary Art: Containing an Accurate Description of all the Diseases to which the Horse is Liable, Their Symptoms and Treatment; the Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse's Foot Printed by W. Bristow for J. Badcock, Canterbury 1802 - 232pp. 14 plates, 3 hand coloured. G : in Good condition. Rebacked with paper title label. Cover rubbed with corner wear. Lower corner of rear cover stained with minor impact on corners of last 5 pp. Fore and lower edge untrimmed. Contents tight

Pierre-Joseph RedoutéPlate 249 - Melanthium Gramineum Paris 1802 - Pierre-Joseph Redouté A selection from Les Liliacées Stipple engravings with original hand color Paris: 1802-1816 21&#148; x 14&#148; Some discoloration around edges. The unequalled botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté occupies a central position in the development of European flower painting. Redouté had, as pupils or patrons, five queens and empresses of France, from Marie-Antoinette to Empress Josephine and her successor, Marie-Louise. Despite many changes of regime in a turbulent epoch, he worked without interruption, a testament to his greatness as an artist. Les Liliacées was Redouté's largest and most ambitious work and is generally considered his masterpiece, arguably rivaled only by Les Roses. Produced under the patronage of the Empress Josephine, for whom Redouté worked as botanical artist at her estate at Malmaison, these pristine examples represent landmark works in the field of flower illustration. The title Les Liliacées is misleading, as the work was of a much broader scope, including representatives of the lily, amaryllis, iris, orchid, and other families. The plates were executed by means of stipple engraving, a method that the artist himself perfected when he was unsatisfied with the effects garnered by traditional copper-plate engraving. As Redouté shrewdly observed, the delicacy and subtle elegance of his compositions could only be captured using a printing method equally fine. The luminosity of stipple engraving is particularly suited to the reproduction of botanical detail. The medium involved engraving a copper plate with a dense grid of dots that could be modulated to convey delicate gradations of color. Because the ink rested on the paper in miniscule dots, it did not obscure the "light" of the paper beneath the color. After this complicated printing process was complete, the prints were finished by hand in watercolor, so as to conform to the exquisite models Redouté provided. Les Liliacées records the plants of the lily family, and related flowers, that Josephine collected for her gardens at Malmaison. Redouté's small drawings, placed at the bottom of the main illustrations, record the anatomical features of each species so that each flower could be identified with precision and cultivated to perfection. In each illustration, as in his series Les Roses, the flowers are classical "portraits" which lack backgrounds or settings. The regal simplicity of the compositions allows the viewer to focus without distraction on the beauty and delicate complexity of the plants themselves. Redoutés's work represents a uniquely harmonious blend of scientific precision and supremely delicate rendering.

de Jong, DirkAtlas van alle de zee-havens der Bataafsche Republiek Amsterdam.: Johannes Allart., 1802. Amsterdam.: Johannes Allart., 1802. (1) leaf and 28 double page b/w engravings. Twenty-eight Dutch harbor views engraved by M. Sallieth. Published in 1802 from drawings by de Jong twenty years earlier. With engraved captions underneath in Dutch and French of the harbours of Rotterdam, Delft, Amsterdam, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Texel, Dordrecht, etc.The coat of arms of each port is engraved beneath the image. These are strong, fresh images. A few plates are lightly foxed. Worldcat shows only seven libraries holding copies - none in the US. A very good copy

Sheraton, Thomas:THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER&#39;S DRAWING-BOOK. IN FOUR PARTS London: T. Bensley, 1802.. London: T. Bensley, 1802.. viii,viii,[5]-446,60,24,[8]pp. plus 123 plates. Thick quarto. Contemporary paneled calf, gilt, a.e.g. Corners lightly worn, boards rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Very minor foxing. Very good. Third edition, revised and generally considered the best edition, of this important furniture- making treatise, with a full complement of engraved plates as well as the Appendix and Accompaniment. "... in 1791 his masterpiece, THE CABINET MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER&#39;S DRAWING- BOOK, began to be published by subscription in fortnightly sections (forty-two in all), priced 1s. A slightly larger second edition appeared in 1794 and a third with some small amendments in 1802. A German version was translated by G. T. Wenzel and published in Leipzig. It was intended for practising members of the trade, and addressed &#39;to Cabinet-Makers and Upholsterers in General&#39;. The 717 subscribers were almost entirely established furniture makers, in contrast to those of Thomas Chippendale&#39;s GENTLEMAN AND CABINET MAKER&#39;S DIRECTOR (1754, 1755, and 1762) which had included members of aristocracy and gentry. Sheraton&#39;s intention (inspired perhaps by his Nonconformist background) was to improve the work of uneducated artisans by teaching them proportion and perspective drawing, since previous manuals had been deficient in this. He firmly believed in the immutable laws of &#39;Geometry and real Science&#39; and wished to show how these could be applied to the ephemeral nature of taste particularly in furniture design. In his own words his intention was to make the Drawing Book &#39;as permanently useful as I could and to unite with usefulness the taste of the times&#39; (Sheraton, Drawing Book, 1802 edn, 355)" - DNB. In fact the third edition contains more than "small amendments", and has always been considered the most desirable. DNB (online).

LEONARDO DA VINCIA Treatise of Painting London: Printed for J. Taylor, 1802. London: Printed for J. Taylor,, 1802. Faithfully translated from the original Italian, and now first digested under proper heads, by John Francis Rigaud. Octavo. Contemporary full vellum, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label, all edges red, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, 22 engraved plates of which one is folding. Vellum slightly rubbed, front board gently bowed, small chip to morocco label, light foxing and occasional spotting throughout. Otherwise an excellent copy. A beautifully bound copy of this foundational practical treatise on Renaissance art, first published at Paris in 1651. This is the second English-language edition; the first edition in English appeared in 1721.

STUART (Martinus) and KUPYER (Jacques)De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkimt op den bekenden Aarbol, beschreeven door Martinus Stuart, afgebeeld door Jacques Kuyper. Eerste deel. [Man described as he appears around the world portrayed by Martin Stuart Kuyper and partly illustrated by Jacques Kuyper]. Amsterdam: Johannes Allart -07 1802 - 6 vols., First Edition, fine hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, each volume includes allegorical vignette titles each with a different coloured illustration and 41 coloured plates finished by hand, 2 folding plain engraved plates, occasional spotting, later calf-backed marbled boards, raised bands and spines in gilt, a very nice set. The six volumes contain a collection of descriptions of various peoples of the world and accompanied by romantic illustrations. Volume 1 contains plates of people from Tahiti, Hawaii, and Easter Island. Volume 11 has plates of Tonga, New Caledonia, the Marquesas, the New Hebrides, New Zealand, Palau, the Admiralty Islands and Tasmania. Volume 111 contains a collection on Australia, and the American sections includes plates on the North west Coast of Alaska. **** This work is noted for its very beautiful plates, which are generally derivative of the work of earlier artists such as John Webber. In volume1 at page 190 appears the plate "Sandwich-Eilanders" (after Webber), which depicts in full length a man and woman of Hawaii. Ferguson, 361; Tiele, 1065; Lipperheide, 1576; Forbes, 1, 342; Bagnall, 5393; O'Reilly and Reitman, 6249; Hawaiian National Bibliography, 342; not in Sabin. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

de Jong, DirkAtlas van alle de zee-havens der Bataafsche Republiek Amsterdam.: Johannes Allart., 1802. (1) leaf and 28 double page b/w engravings. Twenty-eight Dutch harbor views engraved by M. Sallieth. Published in 1802 from drawings by de Jong twenty years earlier. With engraved captions underneath in Dutch and French of the harbours of Rotterdam, Delft, Amsterdam, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Texel, Dordrecht, etc.The coat of arms of each port is engraved beneath the image. These are strong, fresh images. A few plates are lightly foxed. Worldcat shows only seven libraries holding copies - none in the US. A very good copy

Pierpont EdwardsU.S. Attorney Pierpont Edwards attempts to moonlight for Vermont's Green Mountain Boy Ira Allen, Ethan Allen's Brother Wallingford, [Connecticut]: , June 28, [1802] An unpublished Autograph Letter Signed "Pierpont Edwards", 2p, 7.75" x 12.5", Wallingford, [Connecticut], June 28, [1802], with integral transmittal leaf addressed in his hand to "Major General Ira Allen Colchester Vermont" concerning his inability to travel to Vermont to assist Allen in a legal dispute. Light creasing scattered throughout with minor pinholes at some fold intersections, a few minor marginal tears and chips, else overall very bright and clean.A hurried letter responding to Allen, who had requested Edwards' representation in a lawsuit against Capt. Joshua Tanton of Lutterlough Township and Silas Hathaway of Highate Township over disputed land titles. Allen complained to Edwards, then consumed with his duties as United States Attorney for Connecticut, that his rivals were taking measures "to gain my Property...to Imbarris [sic] me in Every Possible way so as to Provent [sic] me from having money to Dischar[g]e Every Demand that Can be prodused [sic] & to have money to Pay Land Taxes Defray Expence [sic] of Courts &cÃ?Ã®. Allen also asked Edwards if he knew where he could borrow $20,000. (Ira Allen to Pierpont Edwards, 8 May 1802, John J. Duffy, ed., Ethan Allen and His Kin Correspondence, 1772-1819. (1998) Vol. 2, 728-9.)Edwards had agreed to undertake the trip and attempted the journey at the end of May, but schedules and bad roads prevented it: "Finding here an opportunity of writing to you I embrace it, being the first which has presented since I gave up my journey to Burlington Ã³ Conformably to my promise[?] to make preparation to leave New Haven on Saturday the 29th of May, but that day proved to be unexpectedly Stormy; the next day, being the Sabbath of our Savior I could not be permitted to travel; on monday [sic] I began my journey, and travelled one day towards Burlington, but found the road so very heavy, as to render it impossible for me to arrive at Burlington, untill [sic] it would be too late, I therefore returnedÃ?". Edwards offers to attempt the journey again, upon AllenÃ­s request.Allen had only recently returned to Vermont after an eight year hiatus in Europe. He had travelled to France in 1795 seeking military assistance in seizing Quebec from the British to create an independent republic of United Columbia. While en route to North America with a stand of 20,000 muskets and 24 pieces of artillery, the British captured him at sea and impounded his cargo. He spent the next eight years in court seeking the release of his property.